Cameramaker Red claims espionage

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http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118047954

By Karen Idelson
Variety
Dec. 28, 2011

In a saga worthy of a Hollywood thriller, allegations of email hacking 
and industrial espionage have surfaced in the camera industry in a 
lawsuit filed by digital camera maker Red against rival Arri.

In the suit filed Dec. 21 in federal court in Orange County, Calif., Red 
accuses Arri of stealing technical details and development plans for Red 
cameras, giving Arri an unfair advantage.

Much of Red's complaint rests on facts revealed in an August plea deal 
between federal prosecutors and former Arri executive Michael Bravin, 
who is also a defendant in the suit. Bravin pleaded guilty to a 
misdemeanor charge of email hacking, admitting as part of the deal that 
he accessed the email account of Band Pro chief executive Amnon Band.

Bravin, who according to his LinkedIn profile worked for Band Pro for 
more than 16 years, resigned as Band Pro's chief technology officer to 
become Arri's VP of market development for digital camera products in 
January 2010.

> From around December 2009 through June 2010, Bravin had access to
Amnon Band's email account, as Bravin has admitted. Under his plea deal, 
he was to serve two months in jail and pay $20,000 in restitution to 
Band Pro as well as legal costs. Bravin now lists himself on LinkedIn as 
principal at the Digital Picture Co.

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